The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-08-12

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Ing = . later account % Mc0oE1gle's land
Ing IN Canada: II appsars that when the
eng Orient approached the schooner Blake.
Which vas Inst IN The e0w a. four vessels.
tho schooner Narsh next ahead dropped
The tov line and the BIske dsoppsd rapidly
astsrn. Her captain rushsd forward. co.
gseher With his Crow. and raised
: tremsndous rew Tor couple
q minutes, kssping the attention
q those q board ths tug. Mean
Wills Mc0arig;e, Who had bs>n trans
fsrrsd 20 tho Marsh IN The straits, - 70
ported some days ago. was bundled into =
yawi aud h,ing pulled ashore when the
o(lcsrs on shs tug discovered the ruse.
every effort was made % catch the yawl.
but q got into shoal water before they
could rsach H. McGarigls jumped ashore
and ran rapidly up the street. While tho
Grows q the schoonsrs jesrsd at the men
On the tug.
A reporter for . Chicago paper then
went aboard the schooner Marsh. whose
captain, Frssr. told the following story:
.While 10 were loading : cargo Of cedar
In the straits, tug came alongside and
wanted 70 know IL had seen any thing Of
tho Blake. l said l had NOT. and he then
told me that they were detectives, and
that they believed that McGarigle Vas
aboard Of the Blake. Wen, ! live in Chi
ago. and. Of course. know McGarigle by
reputation. although I had never seen him
but once. l told the men that he would
probably come along in = day Or two. and
then extended them the hospitality Of my
vessel. The entire crew then came aboard
and went down 20 the cabin. and I opened
bottle Of my choicest cherry brandy.
While thew were drinking, ! slipped on
deck for minute and saw the Blake COM
ing along dywn the straits before . fine
preeze of wind. Well, DOM believe in
harboring criminals or any thing Of that
kind. but on the impulse Of the
moment, thought that there Was :
fellow being. with . wife and several chill
dren. who was sorry for what wrong he
had done and Vas trying 70 keep out Of
the psnitentiary. I hardly know what
made me do il. but I slipped hack into the
cabin and. without saying any thing
about the approaching vessel. got out some
more bottles The detectives relished the
stun and they had rolicking. jolly time
Of t. when they came on deck don't
believe any one Of them could have
told 6shing-smack from . steam
boat But BY this time the Blake Vas out
Of sight-
aweli, finished loading and started
down for Buffalo About ten O'Clock Sat-
urday night Ioverhauled the Blake on
Lake Huron and told them that officers
were laying for her. Afew minutes later
the Blake headed into me and stove in the
ssarboard quarter Of nv vessel At the
same time . man jumped aboard and the
vessels driffed apart recognized him IS
McGarigle. and with tears streaming
down his face, he begged me 70 put him
ashore I told him | would and did
I never in my life saw such pathetic sur
fering - was stamped on his face.
When your tug came alongside DE was
In the cabin, shaking like . man with the
palsy. He thought the tug had been sent
out 60 capture him. but IL IL had been- 1
don't think be would have been taken alive.
Not that he would have made any resist
ance. but an pretty sure he would have
jumped overheard and drowned himself
before be would have gone back TO prison.
When lowered the boat and told him we
were ready he seemed paralyzed. and could
hardly move. jumped down into the
cabin and helped him on deck. and steadied
aim until he got into the boat"
while Captain Eteer was telling this
story the TOW had rounded 20. and when
this point was reached was picking up the
Blake. which had come down the river
under sail. She came alongside Of the
Marsh. the reporter jumped aboard Of her
and asked Captain Irwin 70 give some &C
count Of how he came 70 enter into the
conspiracy to run McGarigle into Canada
He was very reticent and 1t first refused
to say a word about it. After . good deal
Of coaxing he said: "whenI got 20 Chi
cago . friend Of mine came 20 me and
asked me IL I would take passenger 20
Canada. landing him At the first convenient
point. After some hesitation on my part
and much urging on his, consented. pro-
viding that be would not tell my any thing
about the party. I suspected from the way
he talked his friend was in trouble, and !
did not want 70 know any thing that
would get me into . scrape. Well. ! was
20 Lee him know when would be ready 20
sail. and Saturday afternoon ! met him In
buggy on Fifth avenue. We drove
around. and arranged with him to have
his friend meet me that night IT the
cigar store at the corner Of Rush
and Michigan streets. also
told him when the vessel would
Be ready. and said would drop down the
river and lie q the north pier until the
party who was 20 Be known - Williams
showed up q the appointed place
cleared n the barge cfyice At eight o'clock
and then went over to the cigar store a
little after ten O'Clock . man. whom
recognized BY the description given me,
came in. asked him II his name was
williams. He nodded his head and we
went down 70 the vessel together. Then
30 towed out and got along all right only
the wind has been tantalixing during a.
most the entire voyage
Captain Irwin confirmed the story Of the
master Of the schooner Higg:e - 10 meet
ing the Blake on Manistce. He would
make no definite admissions regarding the
person who arranged for McGarigie's pas
sage.
The reporter then went hack 20 Sarnia,
and after considerable search found Me-
Garigis. Who appeared terribly changed.
His features are haggard and sallow and
bis eyes have haunted expression.
Mcfsarfxle eava that he MANNED the